NBA free agency: Paul Millsap wooed by Nuggets....and Broncos

A high-level team of Nuggets reps were in Atlanta on Sunday (AEDT), zeroing in on Millsap, who would be an immediate frontcourt upgrade.

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Written ByBob Hille

A team of top-level Nuggets representatives visited Atlanta on
Sunday (AEDT), zeroing in on what,
according to The Denver Post, would be one of the most
high-profile free-agent acquisitions in franchise history: power
forward Paul Millsap.

The Denver group included team president Josh Kroenke, president
of basketball operations Tim Connelly, GM Arturas Karnisovas and
guard Gary Harris, apparent confirmation of multiple reports that
Millsap is the Nuggets' top free-agent target.

Even the Mile High City's NFL team is involved,
according to CBS Sports: "The meeting was for several hours,
sources told CBS Sports, and members of the Denver Broncos, who
happened to be in town, stopped by to recommend the city to
Millsap."

That's no surprise, given that Millsap, 32, would be an
immediate frontcourt upgrade for the Nuggets. He averaged 18.1
points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists last season for the Hawks.

Entering his 12th NBA season, Millsap presumably would be in
line for a max offer of $149 million over four years, although, The
Post points out, because other teams such as the Timberwolves and
Suns have backed off Millsap, that price could drop.